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Date: 3/22/2017 4:07:11 PM
Hemet Hooligans
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Is it worth the time to train a guard in shot blocking? I have one 6'4" guard with respectable SB and I'm wondering if it would behoove me to train him extra in it? For that matter, how about rebounding for guards too? Just curious as to what are peoples opinion on this? Thank You!

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285976.3 in reply to 285976.1
Date: 3/23/2017 5:28:26 AM
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I personally don't think you should train SB on a guard, and you definitely don't need to train Rebounding. Even a guard with atrocious REB can grab 1-2 boards here and there, and besides, that's not a guard's job. Along with that, pops in rebounding can fill up a guard's cap space.

If your guard has/had decent skills to play SF, I'd say go for both if you want.

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Date: 3/23/2017 12:45:58 PM
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i like guards who can rebound and disrupt if not block a shot or two. sometimes such a team does this: (95633153)

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285976.7 in reply to 285976.1
Date: 3/26/2017 10:56:31 AM
Woodbridge Wreckers
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Really depends. If he doesnt have MVP+ potential, it can be worthwhile to train SB. If he does have high potential, you could consider rebounding, but personally I'd only train it above 7 if he has HoF+ potential.

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285976.8 in reply to 285976.3
Date: 3/27/2017 8:21:50 AM
Nitra Corgons
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I personally don't think you should train SB on a guard, and you definitely don't need to train Rebounding.

I dont agree with you.
Fact is, there is no proper answer to the question about SB or RB, but this game is about matchups. You can win it by RB matchup as well. Once your PG will collect 7 REBs more than your opponent´s PG than you have hell of an advantage over him! You can win your game by having IS20 but would you advice to train it? Question is how other skills are trained, what potential your player is etc. As everything there are many ways to succes, some are cheaper, some are faster it is up to you which way you chose.
The same applies to blocks, but here there is so much undiscovered. It looks like blocks force opponent to look for player with lower blocks to go over him. Once you fill up your roster with blocks what is going to happen? Do we know? What skills are going to be crippled once you chose to train SB? Is it worth it? Where is the balance?

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285976.10 in reply to 285976.9
Date: 3/27/2017 10:01:42 AM
Nitra Corgons
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So that is what I suppose - SBs navigates your opponent to a player with lower SB skill, right? (or worse defender lets say). But once you had that good bigs how it ended up at outside? Werent guards the weakest link for opponents offense?

I had this game:
PG: ID13 SB6
SG: ID16 SB8
SF: ID17 SB11
PF: ID17 SB14
C: ID18 SB13

opponent played Look inside, I have correctly guessed his Look inside.

His PG: 9/9 inside shots
His SG: 9/14 inside shots
His SF: 4/4 inside shots (IS19)
His PF: 3/5 inside shots (IS20)
His C: 3/6 inside shots (IS19+?)

I bet his PG/SG were about IS18 too.. Correct focus guessed could have something to do, but werent the blocks at bigs the problem why he forced to take inside shots over guards?

Last edited by LA-zajino at 3/27/2017 10:03:02 AM

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